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Nintendo could be on the way to withdrawing from the console hardware market, according to one of gaming’s most senior executives. Bing Gordon, former marketing boss, CCO and studio specialist at EA, seriously believes that Nintendo could follow in Sega’s infamous footsteps. I think Nintendo’s already on track to become …

Apple with this October launch an iPad Mini to rival Google’s new Nexus 7, a US analyst has predicted. The new device, Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves told CNet, will boast a 7.85 inch screen, carry 8GB of internal storage and retail for $299. Hargreaves predicts sales of 10m in …

A game of Civilization II that has run for ten years has offered a depressing prediction for humanity’s future. Reddit user Lycerius has reached the year 3991 AD and describes the world that has resulted as a hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation” ruled by the three remaining super nations …

Grand Theft Auto V will sell more during its launch week than predecessor GTA IV sold in its first year, if analyst firm Sterne Agee is correct. Arvind Bhatia predicts in a note to investors that at launch the game will sell a colossal 14m copies. To do so it …

On the heels of the Diablo III release date announcement, Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz has come out to predict the game will sell five million units in its first year of availability. "Our street-high FY12 EPS estimate of $1.05 assumes first year unit sell-through of 5MM for Diablo …

The market may have dipped, but 2010 boasted the biggest entertainment launch of all time, some major reveals and a fair bit of drama, too. But never one to rest on its laurels, the industry has even bigger aspirations. And we have them all. To read our full feature, which …

The faith publishers put in core games on Wii is once again under strain with news that Ubisoft has drastically downsized its sales expectations for the upcoming Red Steel 2 on Wii. The move comes in the wake of a lowering of Ubisoft’s overall financial forecasts last week. On Red …

Electronic Arts’ senior vice president of European publishing, Jens Uwe Intat, has told MCV that the firm is ‘disappointed’ with the market’s performance in 2009, and that he expects it to remain flat at best for the next 12 months. He believes sales of packaged goods decreased by around 10 …

Ahead of the publication of firm numbers for its current financial year, publisher Konami has issued a stark word of caution to investors, warning them that the numbers are likely to bring bad news. Konami expects that profits for the current financial year will be 82 per cent down on …

Microsoft’s ongoing silence concerning its anticipated Xbox 360 price cut may show no signs of abating, but the industry continues to expect an announcement shortly with a number of analysts predicting an Elite price drop in line with industry expectations. I could see a model refresh with the Elite version …